Pro Football Focus predicts Chiefs' 2017 record

As the Chiefs’ 2017 team looks very similar to its 2016 counterpart, Kansas City is poised for another successful season under coach Andy Reid.

However, it’s entirely possible the Chiefs suffer a small setback this season due to stronger competition within the AFC West and with their 2017 schedule. A season like 2014 when the team went 9-7 isn’t out of the question.

“Since Andy Reid became the head coach of the Chiefs, they have been a playoff contender every year. 2017 should be no different. The biggest change for them was the loss of Jeremy Maclin. When Maclin has lined up on the outside, he had 1.97 yards per route run. The rest of the receivers on the outside over Reid’s tenure only has had a yards-per-route-run figure of 1.27. Life for Kansas City might be more difficult this year than past due to the quality of the division, but we should still expect more of the same.”

It looks like PFF does have KC making the playoffs via the second wild card spot based on their record projections. The kicker is that they have the Los Angeles Chargers above the Chiefs with a 10-6 record.

The Chargers making the playoffs in 2017 isn’t impossible by any means, so you can’t knock PFF here. They make a good point talking about the Chargers returning several injured stars (receiver Keenan Allen, cornerback Jason Verrett) as well as having several players on the rise (defensive end Joey Bosa, linebacker Melvin Ingram, cornerback Casey Hayward).

All this shows us is that the AFC West is stacked with talent and the Chiefs have some stiff competition. This season will be a big test for the team and coach Reid.

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